So Long Mister Freeze...

It would seem that our cold snap has expired and now we return to a more typical Northwest pattern for West of the Cascades. Cool and showery. The mercury may plunge a little tonight but since there appears to be warm air aloft (Larch Mountain at the 1150 foot mark is in the 40s) we will mix this all out today or tonight. Freezing rain is still possible in isolated areas but for the most part I think we are in the clear. Well, for ice that is. Showers began at my station today around 3pm.

This cold spell is one of the longest periods of continuously sub-freezing temperatures in a long time. The last time we saw 40 degrees was on December 3rd. The temperature dropped below freezing that night and stayed below freezing until the 10th when the warm rays of El Sol perked us up to 35. it is likely we will see another 40 mark this weekend, maybe even tomorrow. Ah... back to normal.

Here is a chart showing the cold period and associated snowfall. I did not get much snow at all. Most areas south and west of my location got double to triple what I had in terms of snowfall.

As usual get out and soak it up my friends, soak it up.